MotherWell is a transformative 6-week series that offers an in-depth exploration of the complexities of modern motherhood. Through the profound examination of new experiences and emotions, participants will share their vulnerabilities, fostering nourishing connections with fellow mothers. This journey promises to cultivate a renewed sense of meaning and well-being within your mothering experience.
Series Outline
Session 1: The Veil of Motherhood
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Delve into the significance of vulnerability in advocating for your authentic needs as a mother.
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Examine the tendency to conceal the more challenging or shadowed aspects of motherhood and explore how this impacts your overall well-being.
Session 2: Navigating the Labyrinth of Motherhood
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Recognize that feelings of disorientation and loss in motherhood are natural responses to profound transformation, often surfacing deeper emotions of grief.
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Discover the concept of Matrescence, which offers a pathway to expansion and growth within the motherhood experience.
Session 3: The Duality of Anger and Shame
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Identify the underlying reasons for the pervasive feelings of anger and rage that mothers often experience in contemporary society.
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Explore the constructive role of anger in the journey of motherhood while acknowledging how it can spiral into shame, perpetuating a cycle of distress and suffering.
Session 4: The Weight of Intensive Mothering
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Investigate how the demands of motherhood and the "perfect mother myths" shape our parenting styles and interactions with our children.
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Recognize how mothering can be a place of empowerment and a discovery to your authentic self.
Session 5: Confronting Fear, Worry, and Anxiety
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Distinguish between the emotional experiences of fear, worry, and anxiety as they relate to motherhood.
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Learn to harness fear as a guiding compass for nurturing your children, rather than allowing anxiety to overshadow your experience.
Session 6: Authenticity, Core Values, and Nourishing Self-Care
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Embrace the empowerment of defining your own motherhood rules, liberated from societal expectations.
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Learn to connect with your authentic needs, allowing your core values to serve as a guiding force in fostering meaning, expansion, and personal growth.
To not be witnessed within a transformation is great loss. When we hold what is changing with acknowledgment, tenderness, and love we embrace infinite possibilities and honor the essential rhythms of contraction and expansion inherent in our human design.